How to take a better nap
How to take a better nap
- October 24, 2024
- Sara Mednick, cog sci, GQ, Oct. 24, 2024
-----
“When I first started doing nap research in the early 2000s, naps were totally looked down upon. It was considered lazy,” says Sara Mednick, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of California, Irvine, and the author of Take a Nap! Change Your Life. “Actually, naps are just as powerful as a night of sleep for memory and motor-learning and emotional processing.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-take-a-better-nap.
-----
Would you like to get more involved with the social sciences? Email us at communications@socsci.uci.edu to connect.
Share on:
Related News Items
- Careet RightHow does the menstrual cycle impact our brain?
- Careet RightDoes a short nap actually boost your brain? Here's what the science says
- Careet RightResearch reveals overlooked factor contributing to dangerous sleep issue: 'It's a whole global problem'
- Careet RightThe best way to take a nap, according to experts
- Careet RightClimate change is boosting the risk of sleep apnea